Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Nigeria
Nigeria: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.74 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.74 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Nigeria peaked at 0.8 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.61 %, in 1995.
Nigeria ranks 179th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7256 % | 0.72 % | 0.74 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.693 % | 0.67 % | 0.71 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.648 % | 0.63 % | 0.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.65 % | 0.61 % | 0.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.71 % | 0.66 % | 0.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.764 % | 0.73 % | 0.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.754 % | 0.74 % | 0.77 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 176 Melanesia 0.86 % compare
- 177 Gambia 0.81 % compare
- 178 South Sudan 0.77 % compare
- 180 Micronesia 0.72 % compare
- 181 Mayotte 0.67 % compare
- 182 Burkina Faso 0.63 % compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Nigeria?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Nigeria was 0.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 % in 1995.
- How does Nigeria rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Nigeria ranks 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.